Monday, July 02, 2007

Another project for summer

It's amazing what you get done when the television doesn't work. The cable net is out because they are doing something on it. They tell me on the phone it would work after four, but now when it's soon midnight it's still only snow on my tv.

Because of that I have spent some time (more time) in the sewing room. I have organized it a bit and then I started on the new block of Gail Pans "Sewing angel basket". Have you visited Gails blog? This was block #5 (but the third I have yet). It is fun playing with the fabrics to get the look I want it to have. I did many different alternatives. And this is how my block look like sewed together. The drawing is done, and I'm a tough brave girl using my Micron pen. Because when the line is drawn it's there. No way to undo it. But I love drawing stitchery with this pen. It makes so fine lines to sew on.

Then I started doing these circles. A fourpatch cut in a circle. What will it be????

A new pincushion. I have for a long time wanted to make this pincushion. It's from Anni Downs first book "An Angels Story". It was so fun to make, though I struggled a bit with sewing the circle together. But it turned out very cute I think. So tomorrow I will make more of these. May be this will be the one I swap in the Pincushion exchange over at The Country Cellars blog. And I hope the postman will bring me the newest book of Anni Downs tomorrow. I ordered it from australia last week. I could not resist ordering it :)

I just got to know that I will have surgery on my shoulder august 22nd. So I have some time to worry. But I'm looking forward to get this done, and perhaps my shoulder will behave better :)

30 comments:

I have been enjoying your blog for quite a white and just decided to "de-lurk". :-) I love your work. You have made some beautiful things and I just want to say thank you for showing us all these great photos of your creativity.Have a great week! :-)

I have to have surgery on my shoulder too,I found out yesterday....I will porbably have mine in Setember, when my youngest goes back to school. I love the pincushion, in fact I'd really like to make one!

Cute pincushion idea and I just love your new stitchery project. I had to look at the links you added and of course now I too want to order lots and lots from Australia! I did my very first stitchery this long weekend - I love it.

Hej May Britt! :-) Tack sa mycket for hjalpen! Thank you so much for your helpful comments! I love that cute pincushion and your stitchery is just beautiful. I'm sure the surgery will go well and that you will feel a lot better after you have healed.

I love all of your new BOM pieces and the lovely items from your prize *s* It is funny how much can be done without the television - I try to remember to turn it off, but then I remember something I want to see.Hope all goes well with your shoulder !

The stitchery is so cute. I like the skinny border first. I use the Pigma or Zig pens to mark. They don't bleed, for one thing. I also have them in all colors so that I am stitching with thread that is a similar color to my line. It helps obscure it a bit, if I go off a little.

Hi, I've noticed it is a little quiet in the summer blogging territory as well, that is one area where being on the other side of the World does interfere, we have time to sit inside and look at blogs and the Summer girls are onholidays!I love that circle pincushion and always enjoy Anni Downs work, we see a lot of it down here.Pleased there will be an end result with your shoulder, that will make life easier! tracey